Chase leads Bridgeport cops to Trumbull

Published 8:14 pm, Thursday, August 15, 2013

BRIDGEPORT -- A Derby man led area police on a car chase from the Park City into Trumbull on Wednesday morning, ending with a crash and a brief foot chase.

The pursuit began near Beardsley Park, when Lt. John Cummings spotted a stolen car near East Main Street and Noble Avenue at about 9:30 a.m., said city police spokesman William Kaempffer.

Officer Theodore Montagna pulled behind the vehicle and tried to perform a traffic stop, but the Honda Civic took off into Trumbull, eventually losing police near East Lake Road.

Officers soon found the car again -- which was wanted in connection with burglaries in several area towns -- near West Lake Road, and after the vehicle crashed into a fence, Officer Daniel Garcia and Lt. Brian Fitzgerald chased down the driver and took him into custody, Kaempffer said.